Phoenicoprocta lydia

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Phoenicoprocta lydia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Phoenicoprocta
Species:
P. lydia
Binomial name
Phoenicoprocta lydia
(H. Druce, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Dycladia lydiaH. Druce, 1889

Phoenicoprocta lydia, the Lydia tiger moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1889. It is found in Mexico [1] and southern Texas. [2]

Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Phoenicoprocta lydia (Druce, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "930467.00 – 8285.1 – Phoenicoprocta lydia – Lydia Tiger Moth – (Druce, 1889)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 29, 2019.


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